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Golden Meadow Middle School

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Golden Meadow Middle School ranks 130 th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 71% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Golden Meadow Middle School is a public school in Golden Meadow, LA, serving 318 students in grades 6-8 as part of the high-performing Lafourche Parish school district, which ranks in the top 16% of districts statewide. The school has earned a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for nine consecutive years, reflecting reliable, above-average academic performance, and it serves a predominantly low-income community, with about 74% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

The school’s standout strength is its exceptional English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 84% of students proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—well above the state average of 70% and higher than nearby Larose-Cut Off Middle School (79%) and Montegut Middle School (81%). Golden Meadow also excels at supporting special education students, ranking in the top 5% of the state, and English Language Learners, ranking in the 84th percentile. However, the school faces challenges in math and social studies, where proficiency lags behind district averages and nearby schools, and there is a notable gender performance gap, with male students consistently outperforming female students by over 10 percentile points.

The most pressing issue is chronic absenteeism, which affects 31.4% of students—nearly 9 points higher than the state average and significantly above the 23.6% rate at Larose-Cut Off Middle School and 28.5% at Montegut Middle School. Despite this, the school maintains a very low dropout rate of just 0.4%, indicating a supportive environment that keeps students enrolled. Addressing absenteeism could dramatically boost the school’s state ranking, which has slowly declined from the 79th percentile to the 71st percentile over the past decade, even as nearby schools have improved.

318

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,889

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

124 North 3rd Street
Golden Meadow, LA 70357

(985) 475-7314

District: Lafourche Parish

Students who attend Golden Meadow Middle School usually attend:

High:

South Lafourche High School

Feeder schools for Golden Meadow Middle School:

Elementary:	Galliano Elementary School
	Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School
	Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.3%

Hispanic:

28.9%

American Indian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2018 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (72% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Above the Louisiana median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2018) to 71st (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg73%

Louisiana avg62%

130^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Middle Schools in the Lafourche Parish

16^th of 116Lafourche Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	130 of 452	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	127 of 447	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	129 of 449	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	105 of 465	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	104 of 460	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	118 of 459	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	107 of 449	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	85 of 411	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	68.9	132 of 437	69.8%	★★★★☆
2016	67.2	150 of 435	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.5	135 of 482	72.0%	★★★★☆
2014	61.3	184 of 470	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.0	159 of 457	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.9	196 of 442	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.8	231 of 412	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.0	240 of 408	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.6	206 of 425	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.5	194 of 413	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.7	231 of 396	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	40.9	101 of 170	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	9 of 56	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	12 of 48	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	6 of 56	89.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	151 of 434	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	134 of 415	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	135 of 415	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	137 of 444	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	137 of 441	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	131 of 441	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	50 of 418	88.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	59 of 178	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.0	49 of 155	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	56 of 152	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	69 of 163	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	65 of 163	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	33 of 153	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	38 of 128	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	30 of 118	74.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	51.7	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	10 of 29	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.1	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	119 of 450	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	93 of 437	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	85 of 444	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	71 of 459	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	70 of 458	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	98 of 455	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	75 of 430	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	84 of 403	79.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	98 of 435	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	88 of 414	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	91 of 426	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	86 of 443	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	74 of 442	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	99 of 442	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	145 of 418	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	35.6	42 of 57	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	24 of 49	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.7	5 of 33	84.8%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	63.0	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	2 of 9	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	58.4	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	87.7	10 of 206	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	15 of 210	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	74.9	24 of 202	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	149 of 338	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.0	124 of 316	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	142 of 320	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	145 of 352	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	117 of 362	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	140 of 358	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	114 of 350	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	113 of 338	66.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2022)95th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile-4 vs school

Native American (2023)67th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2024)59th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2018)41st percentile-39 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)26th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts84%+14 vs state

Mathematics68%+6 vs state

Social Studies63%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)					LEAP English Language Arts (2026)					LEAP Social Studies (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Golden Meadow Middle School	Public	6-8	124 North 3rd Street	Golden Meadow	70357	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 475-7314	318	22	14.5	74.2%	176 (55.3%)	8 (2.5%)	92 (28.9%)	4 (1.3%)	21 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	72	130^th of 452 public middle schools	71.2%		73.3	127^th of 447 public middle schools	71.6%	3		83.0	63.0	60.0	68.0		86.0	87.0	79.0	84.0		47.0	61.0	79.0	63.0	$14,889
Larose-Cut Off Middle School	Public	6-8	13356 West Main Street	Larose	70373	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 693-3273	430	27	15.8	54.4%	298 (69.3%)	12 (2.8%)	64 (14.9%)	10 (2.3%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.1%)	75.1	119^th of 452 public middle schools	73.7%		77.6	104^th of 447 public middle schools	76.7%	15		77.0		69.0	75.0		82.0	80.0	73.0	79.0		63.0	63.0	74.0	67.0	$14,293
Montegut Middle School	Public	5-8	138 Dolphin Drive	Montegut	70377	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4826	465	28	16.6	57.6%	272 (58.5%)	4 (0.9%)	27 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (18.1%)	76.2	114^th of 452 public middle schools	74.8%		79.1	95^th of 447 public middle schools	78.7%	19	82.0	76.0	78.0	75.0	78.0	83.0	81.0	83.0	75.0	81.0	68.0	66.0	60.0	70.0	66.0	$13,349

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Meadow Middle School

Is Golden Meadow Middle School a good school?

Golden Meadow Middle School ranks 130^th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Golden Meadow Middle School attend?

Students who attend Golden Meadow Middle School usually go on to attend South Lafourche High School

What district is Golden Meadow Middle School in?

Lafourche Parish

How many students attend Golden Meadow Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Golden Meadow Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Golden Meadow Middle School?

Students at Golden Meadow Middle School are 55% White, 29% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

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